Simultaneous HF measurements of E- and F-region Doppler velocities at large flow angles

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1177-1185

  Makarevitch, R A ^a   Honary, F ^a   Koustov, A V ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionospheric irregularities; plasma convection)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; CONVECTION; E REGION; F REGION; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA; RADAR IMAGERY; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 2442544623     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1177-2004     Document Type: Article

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